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hello, world. my name is ilene (aka illy). this is my blog where i like to write about life, laughter and the pursuit of real happiness. creamer with a pinch of coffee, songs played on repeat, red velvet cupcake with cream cheese frosting, and reading into the hours of the night top my list of favorite things. and life. i am a follower of Jesus and i love life.

yup, it's wednesday. can you believe it? where is this week going? and as fast as the week is rushing past us, we're gonna dive right into current obsessions wednesday. (i feel real good about this 'cause i was so bad during december/january, i get excited when i actually am a good blogger and get this post together as promised.) so as showcased above, currently obessing over...

mixed prints.

i know some people think that is so runway to do that. no one does that in real life. but i beg to differ. even if things don't "matchy-match" they still can, as long as you put the right pieces together. lately, i've especially loved stripes with florals. i just think its almost like pumping your hand in the air at winter and screaming spring is coming! just you wait!

lemode accessories.

bought that travel bag two weekends ago and cannot stop browsing their inventory.

im on the hunt for a new tote bag. i'm getting tired of lugging my packages to the post office in plastic bags or just my arms. trying to carry them all in there, gets a little awkward.

snacks from asian grocery stores.

i went to an asian grocery store the other day. all the snacks i bought were gone the next morning.

more reading.

and i cannot totally recommend these books yet since i'm not done reading them, but i'm LOVING The Maze Runner. lots of people said the first one is pretty slow but since its picked up, i'm hooked and cannot wait to start The Scorch Trials. will keep you posted.

Never heard of that series, but it looks like the kind of series I'd dig. And knowing that you love The Hunger Games as much as I did, I might have to give them a try! Have you read the Mortal Instruments series?

tote bags are so handy, I swear I could carry them everywhere. I like the middle picture of the tote bag, the one with the bike. Just because one day I want to ride one of those. Hopefully i don't fall when I do.

Mind if I borrow that cardigan? For ever? Haha! Ah I totally need to get an awesome tote bag to carry packages to the post office in! Especially since I don't go to the actual post office, I go to the drug store & there is a post office section at the VERY BACK corner of the store... and I'm always carrying a ton of boxes!